Cost of custom seat?

I'm due for a new seat cover on my '79 KZ750. I'm trying to decide between re-covering it myself with a stock seat cover and having a custom seat made.

The custom seat I'd want would involve using my stock seat pan and adding to/reshaping the foam into a subtle LTDish shape and covering it. Leather would be nice, but I'd be OK with vinyl too.

I'm looking for an idea of what I ought to expect to pay for something like this. Have any of you had work like this done and if so what did it cost?

I came across this ad on craig's list. From the pictures it looks like real quality work, seems like pretty fair pricing too. cheers.

ELITE AUTO UPHOLSTERY
1313 WALNUT STREET
DES MOINES IOWA 50309

515-276-4392

TOM KILMER OWNER

WE CAN INSTALL A GEL INSERT IN YOUR MOTORCYCLE SEAT MOST SEATS COST 175.00

OR YOU CAN BUY A RAW SHEET OF GEL FROM US IT COST 100.00

WE CAN CUT DOWN OR BUILD UP YOUR FOAM PAD

OR WE CAN CUSTOM RECOVER YOUR SEAT

WE ALL SO HAVE A EMBROIDER SO WE CAN ADD A DESIGN TO YOUR THE SEAT

YOU CAN SHIP US THE SEAT AND WE CAN SHIP IT BACK

Ok thanks, that does help. I guess what I'd be looking for is "build up your foam pad" and "custom recover your seat".

I'll try to contact them to get pricing for those services.

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this is the last seat i made ,it is leather not vinyl .

yours looks ok.its not that hard. :evil:

Yeah, I think I'd be comfortable tackling a basic recover of my existing seat. The foam's in good shape, just need a cover.

The thing is I want something a little different, more like an LTD seat. That sort of custom work is outside my skills to do.

I called a local upholstery shop and described the project. Their ballpark (sight unseen of course) was $125-$150 for building up the foam and a custom vinyl cover.

That seems incredibly reasonable. I'm going to take it by them to get a more accurate estimate.

I paid 320 pounds for my new seat. Of course its a made to order full seat for a 650. Looks incredible, has a fiberglass pan so no rusting.

I did this seat today my sons stepdad dit the foam work few weeks ago

Ramtough, that's a real beauty. I just want a pretty simple job. Something with about half the rise of a typical LTD seat. I'm hoping to take the bike by the upholstery shop today to get a more solid estimate.

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No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationI found this on Ebay. Its for a KZ1000 but I think they have one for the 750.

Here's my new seat on the bike.